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1980 Map of New Albany East

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of New Albany East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

New Albany serves as the focal point for this survey of northeast Mississippi, where the St Louis-San Francisco railroad bisects the landscape in its passage toward the Tennessee state line. The map captures a transition from the urban fringes of New Albany into a rural terrain defined by small farming communities like Wallerville and Mound City. The topography is marked by several prominent elevations, including Rakestraw Mountain and Briar Mountain, which overlook the headwaters of King Creek and the various branches of the Caldwell Creek system.

Local genealogists will find a wealth of data in the numerous family and church burial grounds that dot the countryside, such as Adair Cem, Snider Cem, and Lebanon Cem. The presence of the Center Lookout Tower and Camp Armstrong indicates a landscape that remained heavily forested and utilized for recreation and resource management into the early 1980s. The southern border reveals the administrative line for Union Co Pontotoc Co, providing a clear record of local jurisdiction and property division during this era.